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Hmm, interesting. It looks like this could be fun but I'm still not entirely impressed by what I have seen of Nintendo Land. I would still prefer it if Nintendo makes this a pack-in game for the Wii U. A Metroid-themed level does seem pretty cool though.

Honestly, this looks less like Metroid and more like what would happen if the people behind Tron tried to make the fake city area from Bulletstorm. This is shockingly a compliment since it's supposed to look fake like that. You know, amusement park. That's...the point.

Looks disappointing. Would rather it have been FPS like the Prime Series.Also, i know i know, this isn't the point ESPECIALLY in Nintendo Land but, the graphics on this particular mini game look pretty Wii-esque, and don't really show off the Wii U. Even the Zelda mini game i think shows off the graphical capabilities a little better than this one. Maybe it's just the screen shots but the textures and lighting really rather bland and boring, where it could have been much more exciting and aesthetically pleasing, even while retaining that 'amusement park' feel & art style.And it doesn't look HD to me either...textures don't seem to take advantage of the resolution.Whatever.Hopefully Nintendo Land is a pack-in title because it does look fun & will most certainly entertain in leu of a standalone game.But i wouldn't buy it separately for full retail price ($50-$60).

As a big metroid fan I'm really not impressed with this or any of the other suposed atractions on Nintendo land. But as long as others are having fun with this minigames or demos or whatever, it's fine by me.

@Erica_Hartmann Well, they said it was for Wii U the same Wii Sports was for Wii, so I'd be surprised if they don't bundle it.Also, has anyone else seen a Yoshi egg on a door of the park? I wonder what minigame they will do with Yoshi...

@drumsandperc92 This probably doesn't look HD since the image is taken from another site's screenshot... If you were looking at the game itself on your HDTV, the quality will be much more noticeable. I played the Battle Mii demo at E3 2011 and it was super-fun and made great use of the GamePad. My only worry is that you'll need a couple of other people to really get the most out of the game, and that isn't always going to be the case, so I hope they figure out a compelling single-player mode for this (and the other NLand games). I really think this game is going to surprise people when it finally hits. So much naysaying by so many people who've yet to play it for 2 seconds. Let's just wait and see.

@noxusprime06They're obviously working on a lot of other projects. It's not like Nintendo consists of one developing team. The only game series that could be suffering would probably be Animal Crossing since the director of animal crossing is working on NintendoLand.

If you look at the nintendo land photos of the theme park, you can see a mark of an attraction with waves. Those resembles the ones in the O in endless ocean's logo. So I bet we will get a diving attraction.

@LittleIrves that's great that you got to try it. I too hope that they include a good single player mode as well.But when you mentioned that it's best with multiple people that aren't always around, it made me think, did Nintendo mention whether or not they are including online multiplayer?With all these mini games being used to show off the gamepad, they should also take advantage of the game (if it's a pack in) to show off Miiverse and all the social functions of the Nintendo Network, including multiplayer...

@drumsandperc92Miiverse is confirmed to be used in some fashion. Right now it's looking to be something like online leaderboards and small interactions rather than online multiplayer though.. Which is a shame. Some of these games could be loads of fun with online CoOp etc.

This game looks to be so full of content I think it's worth to be a standalone title. Although I would appreciate a bundle! Wow Nintendo never seems to stop amazing me. Dang can't wait to check ALL those "mini" games!